The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31

Lambert. Daniel at once recovered and
ran on riderless to the finish. The rider
was not much injured. It is reported in
the Independent this morning that Daniel
B. died last night from the effects of his
injuries, but such is not the case. The
horse is all right. There were $1,000 in
the pools yesterday.
Blevins' Nevada and Hilda, Of the Ore
gon stable, will run special race this af-
ternoon for $1,000 side. 1t is Oregon
against Montana and will be for blood.
HELENA, August 27-Great interest was
centered yesterday in the matched three
quarter mile dash for 81, 900 side between
Dan Blevins' Nevada and w. FL. Babb's
Hilda. The betting in the pools was ac-
tive but not particularly heavy, Hilda
went favorite by about $50 to $40. A fine
start was made, the fillies being on dead
even terms. In the back stretch Hilda
drew half length ahead but dropped
back to even again at the half pole. Here
Nevada went to the front, and at the en-
trance of the home stretch had it by
length. 1t was a close race from this to
the finish, but although Hilda's rider did
not spare the whip the gait proved too
hot and she came out an open length be-
hind. Time, 1:18. Nevada mutuals paid
$11.
There we're four starters IN the one mile
handicap race, yesterday, weighted as fol
lows: Susie S., 112 pounds; Ida Glen,
Ito; Duffy Winters, los; Oregon, 85. Su-
sic S. was favorite in the pools by big
odds. There was a good deal of trouble
in making the start, but the horses were
finally sent off almost even, Oregon hav-
ing the pole, Duffy Winters next, Ida
Glen third and Susie S. on the outside.
Glen cut out the running, leading through
out the lower turn, with Susie on her
flank and the others close up. The run
through the back stretch was made with
Glenn and Susie neck and neck, the 9TH
ers being strung out length apart, Win
ters bringing up the rear. The leaders
went to the middle of the upper turn on
close terms, the others in the order last
named Here Susie took slight lead for
a few jumps, but Glenn again came up
even and they few into the home stretch
fighting, for it was fight all the way to
the wire, and at the outcome Glenn, in
the opinion of disinterested spectators,
led by nose. The judges, however, de-
cided it dead heat, with Oregon third.
Time, LA. 1t was decided by the owners
to run the dead heat over again. This
was now race between Ida Glenn and
Susie S., the others going to the stables
It was an even prettier race than before
and was close all the way around. Susie
took the lead in the lower turn by an open
length. In the back stretch Glenn came
head on, and in this order they went past
the half and to the head of the home
stretch. Here Glenn collared Susie and
made a push for the lead. She took it
coming down the stretch and at the wire
ed by a length. When the riders were
weighed it was found that Ida Glenn was
short weight by three and half pounds.
The weighing was done before the race,
but after the dead heat no weights were
taken. Glenn's owner claimed that lead
to that amount was taken from his sad
die during the interval. However this
may be the weight was lacking, and after
much deliberation the race and all pools
and bets were declared off. Blevins was
fined $3.50 and suspended with all his
horses until the fine was paid.
HELENA, August 28.-The territorial
fair and race meeting closed last evening
On the most successful day of the meeting
in respect to both attendance and the
of races. There were between
four and five thousand people on the
ground and all available room for specta-
5ors was occupied, while the carriage room
was all filed. The betting was heavy,
even ahead of Friday while the races, six
n number, were all good, and the north
vests best trotting time was knocked out
md the worlds best running time for
lhree-eighths of mile was beaten. Thus
t was quite an eventful day in the history
,f the M. A. NJ. & NJ. A. The unfinished
rot of Friday between Ida d., Cotton
wood Chief and Gold Elsie was the first
event. Three heats had been trotted of
which Cottonwood Chief had taken two
md Gold Elsie one. Ida d., after nights
est, was in better form and took the race
n three straight heats. The special trot
or purse Of 5000 between James Clarke's
Lady Don, E. W. Wynne's Fred w, Hunt
ey & Clark's Bishop and T. Grimes Chico
vas set for Ii a. m. but did not get start
"a for an hour after. Lady Don was ia
7orite in the pools from the first. Lady
Don took the first two heats handily in
':4O115 and 2:39. Mutuals paid 1919 in
ZACH heat The third heat was given to
fred w. with Lady Don second, although
Jhico came ii second and Bishop ahead
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